Definitions for chorus
ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-cho·rus

Princeton's WordNet(4.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chorusnoun

   any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

   "a chorus of boos"

2. chorusnoun

   a group of people assembled to sing together

3. refrain, chorusnoun

   the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

4. chorus, chorus linenoun

   a body of dancers or singers who perform together

5. chorus, Greek chorusverb

   a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

6. chorusverb

   utter in unison

   "`yes,' the children chorused"

7. choir, chorusverb

   sing in a choir

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chorusnoun

   A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

2. chorusnoun

   A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

3. chorusnoun

   A group of singers; singing group who perform together.

   The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

4. chorusnoun

   A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain.

   The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

5. chorusnoun

   A setting or feature in electronic music that makes one voice sound like many.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

6. chorusnoun

   A group of people or animals who make sounds together

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

7. chorusnoun

   An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

8. chorusverb

   To echo a particular sentiment.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

9. chorusverb

   To sing the chorus.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Chorusnoun

   a band of singers and dancers

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

2. Chorusnoun

   a company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

3. Chorusnoun

   an interpreter in a dumb show or play

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

4. Chorusnoun

   a company of singers singing in concert

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

5. Chorusnoun

   a composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

6. Chorusnoun

   parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

7. Chorusnoun

   the simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

8. Chorusverb

   to sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chorus

   Chorus, Erasure's fifth proper studio album, was released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. in 1991. This album was the last to end Erasure's classic period.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chorus

   kō′rus, n. a band of singers and dancers, esp. in the Greek plays: a company of singers: that which is sung by a chorus: the combination of several voices in one simultaneous utterance: the part of a song in which the company join the singer.—adj. Choreograph′ic.—ns. Choreog′raphy, Chorog′raphy, the notation of dancing.—adj. Chō′ric.—ns. Chō′rist, Chor′ister, a member of a choir. [L.,—Gr. choros, dance.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chorus

   in the ancient drama a group of persons introduced on the stage representing witnesses of what is being acted, and giving expression to their thoughts and feelings regarding it; originally a band of singers and dancers on festive occasions, in connection particularly with the Bacchus worship.

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1. chorus

   Song lyrics by chorus -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by chorus on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Musical Organization
   • Sing
   • Sound
   • Utter

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chorus' in Nouns Frequency: #2878

How to pronounce chorus?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chorus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chorus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of chorus in a Sentence

1. Abraham Lincoln:

   We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

2. Lawrence Glazer:

   There has been a growing chorus among investors who want these firms to speak up. With Wellington speaking up, it is going to put pressure on the others to do the same.

3. Fox News:

   OK, that's a very creative refrain, the chorus that goes on and on, is that related to lowest unemployment ever, basically, for African-Americans ?

4. Ted Cruz:

   I recognize that a great many folks in the media would prefer that anybody running for president engage as an ongoing theater critic criticizing the proposals of others, i do not believe the world needs my voice added to that chorus of critics.

5. Tim McGraw:

   When I tried to sing it, every time I got to the chorus when it got to the' I Called Mama' line, I fell apart and I couldn't sing Tim McGraw new song because I would just start crying, that's when I knew I needed to cut it and see how it was going to turn out.

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